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william
02-17-2005, 04:58 PM
A friend of mine has taken up boxing after thai boxing for about 7 years.

I'm thinking about asking him if he wants to spar on a regular basis. It would very much be my learning curve as all I have is TKD traing from a long time ago, and about 2 and a half/ 3 years kung fu training.

I figure it would be a really good thing to improve my fighing skills, also he is a really close friend of mine so he wont completely kick my ass.

Good Plan?
Oso
02-17-2005, 05:06 PM
yes.
David Jamieson
02-17-2005, 05:13 PM
ditto
Goldenmane
02-17-2005, 05:24 PM
**** straight.
Mr Punch
02-17-2005, 05:31 PM
Originally posted by Goldenmane
**** straight. Not to mention **** hook, **** uppercut, **** cross, **** jab and any number of other little real-life doozies to test your mettle...! :D
SevenStar
02-17-2005, 05:36 PM
heck yeah. Go for it.
Fu-Pow
02-17-2005, 08:50 PM
Watch out for the jab. Its fast and it can hurt.
tug
02-17-2005, 08:51 PM
How would the transition go? Wouldn't he have a hard time NOT kicking?
william
02-17-2005, 09:27 PM
What do u mean, when he is boxing because of his thai background?

Interesting one, I'll ask him.

I don't know why he changed , thinking about it, he said boxing offered the chance for more oraginsed fights, which he is into.

W
tug
02-17-2005, 09:51 PM
Yes, because of his Thai boxing background. Lots of kicking from what I understand.

Good luck to him nonetheless.
MoreMisfortune
02-17-2005, 11:54 PM
dont do it man
:D
Mr Punch
02-18-2005, 01:25 PM
Originally posted by Fu-Pow
Watch out for the jab. Its fast and it can hurt. A good jab can put you on your ass if you've never met them before. Even better, two good jabs, one after the other to the same place...!!!:D :eek:

I didn't have any trouble stopping kicking when I went to boxing, but I did have trouble keeping my knees checks and elbows out of it, the latter especially when hooking.